Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
INSURANCE EXCITEMENT.
AN INCLINATION TO FIGHT THE
FOREElTUREC CLAUSE.

Nitt OF the Companies Which Failed to
moke the Semt-Annual Report Re
Quired by Law-The Governor and AT
torney General Going to New York.
ATLANTA, GA, March 4.-The act OF
1873 requires all insurance companies, in
addition to annual statements, to file with
the Governor semi-annual reports. It's
observance is even more important than
the annual statement, tor failure to make
Semf-annual reports within sixty days al
Ter Jan. l and July works forfeiture OF
the license to do business in the State tor
the year, from which there is no appeal,
except to the Legislature following
Twelve companies have failed
TO make semi-annual reports, and
their license for 1887 will be Cancelled.
The companies are: The Mutual Trust
fund Life, of New York; the Guarantee
fund Mutual Association, of Augusta;
the Staunton Life Association, of Staun-
ton, Va; the National Life and Maturity
Association, of Washington city; the
Home Benefit, of New York; the Temper
apce Mutual BENEFIT; tn Peoples Mutual
Life, of Tennessee: the Globe Reserve NJ u
itual Life, of Baltimo @; the Security Mu-
tual Benefit, of New York; the Accident
Insurance Company of North America, OF
Canada; the Guarantee OF NorCh
America. OF Cansda, and the Hart
ford Steam Boiler In turance Company:
There is considerable eXcltment ana
= Kicking among the delinquent compA-
lies, and one of T. EN- has employed GOV.
hith, who will make an argument De-
lore the Governor tomorrow, contendlng
rpat the law fort 1ting the license does
net apply to assessment companies, De-
cahse the act of 1885, regulating the Dusl-
- of such companies, is silent as TO
eehli-annual rel ortS.
The Governor and Attorney General
will go to New YORK Monday for con-
ference with the officials OF the Kicn-
mond and Danville and West Point Ter
minal roads for settlement of the States
Interest in the Asheville and Spartanburg
railroad stock, which the state received
out of the assets of the defunct Cltizens
Bank OF Rome. 1t ls understood that the
State will be offered $25, 900 in settlement,
which will pre- badly be accepted.
BY an executive order issued today the
four brass pieces OF the dlsbanded Chero-
kee Artillery Company OF Rome, which
are HONEYMOON he'd and condemned, Will
ne turned over as a loan to Maj. Root,
President of the Grants Park Commits
sion, to mount on Fort Walker.
The committee appointed to report
memorial resolutions on Chief Justlce
sent tnem Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
j. W. Harris, of Macon, assistant
superintendent of the Southern railway
mail service of the fourth division, with
Headquarters at Atlanta, has resigned,
to take effect ON March 10. TIC. Banks,
of GAINESVILLE, a route agent between
ATLANTA ard Savannah, has been APP
pointed to fill the place.
George Hsltlwanger,yard conductor nj
the Richmt nd and DanVille railroad,
slipped and fell off the front of switch
engine tonight. The driving wheels
mangled his thighs and the lower part OF
his body. At midnight he is dying.
Lnther Curry, f1agman on the Rich
mond and Dauville road, fell from lad
der on Fl eight train at Bolton to-day.
The wheels o issed over his right leg. be-
low the kr ee. fracturing the limb. He
was brought to this city tonight. There
is achance TO save mis- leg.
Robert Findey and G. ID. kennebrew
were arrested to-day for running blind
tigers, the former on Mangum street and
the latter on Peachtree street. Both
men run wine rooms.